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semiparabola

semiparabola noun: one branch of a parabola, terminating at the principal vertex of the curve.

Noun

semiparabola (plural semiparabolas or semiparabolae)

  1. One branch of a parabola, terminating at the principal vertex of the curve.

Forms of semiparabola

pluralsemiparabolas
pluralsemiparabolae

Origin of semiparabola

From semi- + parabola.

Questions about semiparabola

What does semiparabola mean?
Semiparabola means one branch of a parabola, terminating at the principal vertex of the curve.
What part of speech is semiparabola?
Semiparabola is a noun.
What is the plural of semiparabola?
The plural of semiparabola is semiparabolas.

Words near semiparabola in the dictionary

  1. semipalmated plovers
  2. semipalmated sandpiper
  3. semipalmated sandpipers
  4. semipalmation
  5. semipapillate
  6. semiparabola
  7. semiparabolae
  8. semiparabolas
  9. semiparabolic
  10. semiparadoxical
  11. semiparalysis

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